Which of the following describes the purpose of an institutional review board (IRB)?
a. Reviewing proposals for research involving human participants
b. Determining if research should receive a federal grant
c. Providing research participants with a full debriefing
d. Summarizing the findings of a research experiment
a. Reviewing proposals for research involving human participants
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According to attribution theory, people feel the need to _________
a. know the provenance of valuable objects. b. know who said what, and when they said it. c. understand the clues that lead to the capture of criminals. d. know why people do bad things.
A key critique of Freud's theory of personality is that:
A) Freud was a medical doctor, not a psychologist. B) it presents human beings in an unrealistically positive light. C) much of it cannot be falsified. D) Freud did not base his theories on actual cases.
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A. at any point in the menstrual cycle B. Just after the end of menstruation C. During the periovulatory period D. Just before the next menstrual period